A Vietnamese fashion week titled “I’m a designer” featuring the latest collections of nine designers will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14-20. The designers are well-known names like Vo Viet Chung, Hoang Hai, Duc Hung, Kelly Bui, Chung Thanh Phong, Duy Quan, Van Thanh Cong, Duc Duy and Minh Tu. More than 100 leading models of the country such as Binh Minh, Anh Thu, Vu Thu Phuong, Ngoc Quyen, Ha Vy, Ho Duc Vinh, Duong My Linh, Vu Hoang Diep, Kim Minh, Kim Dung, Thanh Thuc and Trung Cuong will take part in the event. The fashion week honors insiders who have made outstanding contributions to the Vietnamese fashion industry. The event will place at the Model Club, 6 Dong Khoi Street in District 1. Source: SGGP … [Read more...] about Vietnamese fashion week in HCMC
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Hoan Kiem to feature Tet light and fashion show
Vietnam and France will cooperatively organize a special light and fashion show at the Ngoc Son Temple and at Hoan Kiem Lake, named “Hanoi - the City for Peace, Ho Guom - a Shining Pearl” on New Year’s Eve. That same night, French architect and artist Pierre Alain Hubert will perform light and video clips with colorful smoke at Hoan Kiem Lake to beautify models in an ‘ao dai’ collection by designer Quang Huy from Garment 10 Company and famous designer Minh Hanh’s ‘ao dai’ coats on The Huc bridge. The music will be performed by talented violinist Bui Cong Duy, pianist Trinh Huong and the Co La group. The show is being organized by the Vietnam Textile and Garments Group (Vinatex) and the French Embassy. Source: Tien Phong/VNN … [Read more...] about Hoan Kiem to feature Tet light and fashion show
Foreign brands challenge Vietnamese fashion firms
Long queue for opening of first H&M store in Hanoi After its great success in Ho Chi Minh City, the Spanish clothing giant Zara set up shop in the northern capital of Hanoi. H&M and Mango have also established a presence in Vietnam, while Uniqlo and Forever 21 are conducting market research to prepare for entering the Vietnamese market.Market research conducted by Savills Vietnam shows that with a high proportion of the population aged 20-30, consumers preferring foreign goods to domestic products, and an annual 20 percent fashion industry growth, Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreign fast fashion brands. Pham Minh Huong, Managing Director of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (VINATEX), said along with the rapid improvement of living standards, consumer demand has transformed rapidly from durable to highly-fashioned, short-lived products.Not only foreign companies but also domestic enterprises have grasped this trend and placed … [Read more...] about Foreign brands challenge Vietnamese fashion firms
Vinatexmart opens new market, fashion store
Vinatexmart opens new market, fashion store By Quoc Hung - The Saigon Times Daily Customers buy fashion products at the Vinatex Binh Minh store - Photo: Quoc HungHCMC - Vinatex Fashion, the owner of the Vinatexmart retail chain under Vietnam National Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex), on Saturday opened its first market in Binh Duong Province and a new fashion store in HCMC. The new market is located at My Phuoc Town in the southern province’s Ben Cat District. The My Phuoc 2 market covering 2,000 square meters sells seafood, meats, flowers, fruits, consumers’ goods, electrical goods, clothes, and miscellaneous goods. The company has plans to open a supermarket at the market. On the same day, the company also opened its new fashion store at 440 No Trang Long Street in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District. The company has invested over VND5 billion in the Vinatex Binh Minh store, which stocks more than 10,000 items with 99% supplied by local companies. The market and new … [Read more...] about Vinatexmart opens new market, fashion store
Fashion at a new underground shopping center
Fashion at a new underground shopping center Cam Anh An entrance of The New Playground in HCMC’s District 1 The New Playground is a unique shopping center which has been recently launched in the basement of a building in city downtown. The site which covers an area of 1,000 square meters is a hub of 40 fashion and accessory stores and coffee shops located at 26 Ly Tu Trong Street in District 1 in HCMC. Stores and brands are chosen carefully to feature at The New Playground. Owners of those brands like Six66, Usthebasic, Lookbook, Outfix, All ‘Bout Him, and Ssstutter are young Vietnamese people who offer their self-design products to customers. Shirts, jeans, and jackets are priced from VND200,000 to VND500,000 an item while dresses and skirts are priced from VND300,000 to VND600,000 apiece. Furthermore, the shopping center also offers fashion accessories like watches, sunglasses, and earrings and cellphone covers at the prices from VND50,000 to VND200,000 per … [Read more...] about Fashion at a new underground shopping center